Broward County, FL Shrink-Swell Risk

Broward County's SSURGO shrink-swell reading

Low

In Broward County, FL, 99% of the surveyed soil carries a "Low" shrink-swell rating, 0.83% linear extensibility on average. That's the easiest starting point on this site's scale - a standard foundation is the reasonable default here, though any one lot can still differ.

Before you rely on this for one address

Broward County's reading is an average across the whole county, not a promise about any one lot inside it. The real answer for one lot is still a site-specific geotechnical report, running about $1,000-$5,000 (typically near $2,700).

Budgeting for Broward County, FL

Broward County's soil reading points toward standard foundation practice as the likely outcome, not the exception. A geotechnical report runs $1,000-$5,000, typically around $2,700. Foundation repair, if a specific lot turns out to differ from the county average, runs $5,000-$15,000.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Broward County, FL ranks 2,969 most-constrained nationally, and 46 of 66 within Florida. Broward County, FL is 1,203 square miles with a population of 2,037,472.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Jackson County, AL and Yakutat City and Borough, AK are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Florida

Every county in Florida is on this site, including Wakulla County, FL and Bradford County, FL. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.